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HMI Leaders Award 2014

The winners were announced at an event on the evening of the 23 September following the HMI Annual Conference which took place in the DoubleTree by Hilton, Burlington Road, Dublin. HMI is delighted that the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar T.D. was present at the award ceremony.

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

Elizabeth Downey
HSE, Cavan Monaghan

HMI Dublin North East Region

Cork Beats Stress

Cork Beats Stress

Jennifer Hayes
Dept. of Psychology, HSE, Blackpool, Cork

HMI South Region

Finalists

Dublin Mid Leinster Region

Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care at Tallaght Hospital
Ann Allen
Tallaght Hospital, Dublin

Consistent Bladder-Volumes for Prostate Radiotherapy Patients
Evelyn O’Shea
St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar

RANP Cardiology led Cardiac Assessment and Risk Evaluation
Jacqueline O’Toole
Naas General Hospital

Dublin North East Region

Self Management Plans using a “Beaumont Respiratory Passport” for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Niamh McCormack
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Chatterbox
Elizabeth Downey
HSE, Cavan Monaghan

South Region

Cork Beats Stress
Jennifer Hayes
Dept. of Psychology, HSE, Blackpool, Cork

West Region

Family Room at UL Hospitals, Nenagh
Carmel Sheehy
UL Hospitals, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Commendations

Adult Integrated Audiology Service
Hearing Services, North Great Georges Street/Mater MUH

Clonakilty Wellness Week
St. David’s Resource Centre, Clonakilty

E Referral System on iHub
ICT Department, University Hospital, Limerick

Establishment of a Collaborative Catheterisation Service in Dublin North Community Area – Hospital Avoidance Project
Coolock Health Centre

Improving Access to Specialist Rehabilitation Services in Ireland
Royal College of Physicians in Ireland

Real Life Training for People with Disabilities
WALK, Walkinstown

The Development of a Chronic Disease Self Management Programme at Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont Hospital

The Solas Room
Naas General Hospital

Q.I.P. – Improving the Efficiency and Timeliness of Telephone Communication with the ED from both Internal and External Sources
Connolly Hospital

Shortlist

Dublin North East Region

Establishment of a Collaborative Catheterisation Service in Dublin North Community Area- Hospital Avoidance Project
Gwen Regan
Coolock Health Centre

Rapid Anticoagulation Interpretation and Dosing (R.A.I.D.)
Joanne Martin
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda

Self Management Plans using a “Beaumont Respiratory Passport” for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Niamh Mc Cormack
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Q.I.P. – Improving the efficiency and timeliness of telephone communication with the ED from both internal and external sources
Ciaran Browne
Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Oncology Drugs Management System
Patricia Heckman
Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Adult Integrated Audiology Service
Bronagh O Donnell
Mater MUH, Dublin

Chatterbox
Elizabeth Downey
HSE, Cavan Monaghan

The Development of a Chronic Disease Self Management Programme at Beaumont Hospital
Jennifer Wilson
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Dublin Mid Leinster Region

Universal New Born Hearing Screening
Aisling Heffernan
HSE, Dr. Steevens Hospital, Dublin

Consistent Bladder-Volumes for Prostate Radiotherapy Patients
Evelyn O’Shea
St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar

Improving access to specialist rehabilitation services in Ireland
Edina O’Driscoll
RCPI, Dublin

My Recovery My Home
John Cowman
Tallaght Mental Health Service, Dublin

Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care at Tallaght Hospital
Ann Allen
Tallaght Hospital, Dublin

Real Life Training for People with Disabilities
Austin O’Sullivan
WALK, Walkinstown, Dublin

The Solas Room
Sr. Mary Lalor
Naas General Hospital

RANP Cardiology led Cardiac Assessment and Risk Evaluation
Jacqueline O’Toole
Naas General Hospital

West Region

CAMHS Upcycling
Niamh Morrin
Group South Galway CAMHS, Merlin Park, Galway

E Referral System on iHub
Mark Ryan
ICT Department, University Hospital Limerick

Family Room at UL Hospitals, Nenagh
Carmel Sheehy
UL Hospitals, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Communications Champions Project
Deirdre O’Donoghue
Ability West, Salthill, Co. Galway

Inter-Hospital Transfers and Inappropriate Duplicate Testing at UL Hospitals: A Multi-Intervention Study
Hugh Brady
Finance, UHL Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick

South Region

Pediatric Assessment Unit, Children’s Unit, CUH
Marie Watson
Children’s Unit, CUH, Cork

Cork Beats Stress
Jennifer Hayes
Dept. of Psychology, HSE, Blackpool, Cork

National Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Implementation Project (National DBT Project)
Daniel Flynn
St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork

The Crystal Project, creating clarity and connections for people affected by dementia
Sheena Cadoo
Mallow Primary Care Centre

Clonakilty Wellness Week
Adrienne Adams
St. David’s Resource Centre, Clonakilty

Medical Consultant Led Weekend Discharges in an Acute General Hospital
Eileen Walsh
Kerry General Hospital